faa

faa (infinitive)
gfange (participle past)
faa (first-person indicative present singular)
faasch (indicative present second-person singular)
fat (indicative present singular third-person)
faa (first-person indicative plural present)
fängt (indicative plural present second-person)
faa (indicative plural present third-person)
fëë (first-person present singular subjunctive)
fäng (first-person present singular subjunctive)
fängi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
fëëesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
fängesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
fëë (present singular subjunctive third-person)
fäng (present singular subjunctive third-person)
fängi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
fëëe (first-person plural present subjunctive)
fänge (first-person plural present subjunctive)
fëëet (plural present second-person subjunctive)
fänget (plural present second-person subjunctive)
fëëe (plural present subjunctive third-person)
fänge (plural present subjunctive third-person)
fieng (first-person past singular subjunctive)
fiengi (first-person past singular subjunctive)
fiengesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
fieng (past singular subjunctive third-person)
fiengi (past singular subjunctive third-person)
fienge (first-person past plural subjunctive)
fienget (past plural second-person subjunctive)
fienge (past plural subjunctive third-person)
fach (imperative second-person singular)
fäänt (imperative plural second-person)
faa (infinitive)
gfange (participle past)
faa (first-person indicative present singular)
faasch (indicative present second-person singular)
fat (indicative present singular third-person)
faa (first-person indicative plural present)
fängt (indicative plural present second-person)
faa (indicative plural present third-person)
fëë (first-person present singular subjunctive)
fäng (first-person present singular subjunctive)
fängi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
fëëesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
fängesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
fëë (present singular subjunctive third-person)
fäng (present singular subjunctive third-person)
fängi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
fëëe (first-person plural present subjunctive)
fänge (first-person plural present subjunctive)
fëëet (plural present second-person subjunctive)
fänget (plural present second-person subjunctive)
fëëe (plural present subjunctive third-person)
fänge (plural present subjunctive third-person)
fät (first-person past singular subjunctive)
fätti (first-person past singular subjunctive)
fättesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
fät (past singular subjunctive third-person)
fätti (past singular subjunctive third-person)
fätte (first-person past plural subjunctive)
fättet (past plural second-person subjunctive)
fätte (past plural subjunctive third-person)
fach (imperative second-person singular)
fäänt (imperative plural second-person)

From Old High German fāhan, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Compare German fahen, fangen, Dutch vangen, English fang, Icelandic fá.


Bruun

From Middle High German and Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.


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bruun (comparative bruuner, superlative bruunschte)

bruuner (comparative)
bruunschte (superlative)

From Middle High German brūn, from Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.


hunn

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur.


Aarm

Aarm m (plural Äärm or Aarme, diminutive Äärmli)

Äärm (plural)
Aarme (plural)
Äärmli (diminutive)


Badi

open-air swimming area at a lakeside etc.; lido


Ee

From Old High German ēwa, from Proto-Germanic *aiwǭ, *aiwaz (“law, custom”). Cognate with German Ehe, Dutch eeuw (“century”), Icelandic æ (“always”).

1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

Tell me, doctor, do you have a happy marriage?

Säged Si, Her Dokchter, Si füred doch ä glükchlichi E-e?


Huus

Huus n (plural Hüüser, diminutive Hüüsli)

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.


Angscht

From Old High German angust, from Proto-Germanic *angustiz. Cognate with Luxembourgish Angscht, German Angst, Dutch angst, Saterland Frisian Oangst.


Schmid

From Middle High German smit, from Old High German smid. Cognate with German Schmied, Dutch smid, English smith.


Seel

From Old High German sēla, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (“soul, life force”). Cognate with German Seele, English soul, German Low German Seel, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌰 (saiwala).


Schluecht

Cognate with German Schlucht; see there for more.


Gof

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Gof m (plural Gofe or Gofä or Gofa, diminutive Göfli)

Gofe (plural)
Gofä (plural)
Gofa (plural)
Göfli (diminutive)


Hengscht

From Old High German hengist, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz. Cognate with German Hengst, Dutch hengst, North Frisian hingst, Icelandic hestur.


Ochs

From Middle High German ohse, from Old High German ohso.

Uh, wie n'er brület! Wie n'en Ochs, we me ne wot metzge.

Ugh, how he bellows! Like an ox that's about to be slaughtered.


schwele

schwele (third-person singular simple present schwelt, past participle gschwelt, auxiliary haa)

schwelt (present singular third-person)
gschwelt (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Low German swelen. Cognate with German schwelen; see there for more.


schwele

schwele (third-person singular simple present schwelt, past participle gschwule, auxiliary haa)

schwelt (present singular third-person)
gschwule (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German swëllen, from Old High German swellan, from Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”). Cognate with German schwellen, Dutch zwellen, English swell, Icelandic svella.


tobe

tobe (third-person singular simple present tobet, past participle tobet, auxiliary haa)

tobet (present singular third-person)
tobet (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German toben, from Old High German tobēn, tobōn from Proto-West Germanic *dobēn. Cognate with German toben, Middle Low German dōven.

Dr Goof isch nur am tobe.

to rage, rave, rampage (of a child, a person)

Dusse tobt dr Wind.

to bluster, rampage (of a wind, the weather)


haim

From Old High German heim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem, also Albanian komb.


welle

welle (infinitive)
will (first-person indicative present singular)
wit (indicative present second-person singular)
will (indicative present singular third-person)
welle (first-person indicative plural present)
weint (indicative plural present second-person)
welle (indicative plural present third-person)
well (first-person singular subjunctive)
welli (first-person singular subjunctive)
wellesch (second-person singular subjunctive)
well (singular subjunctive third-person)
welli (singular subjunctive third-person)
welle (first-person plural subjunctive)
wellt (plural second-person subjunctive)
welle (plural subjunctive third-person)
wett (first-person singular subjunctive)
wetti (first-person singular subjunctive)
wettesch (second-person singular subjunctive)
wett (singular subjunctive third-person)
wetti (singular subjunctive third-person)
wette (first-person plural subjunctive)
wettet (plural second-person subjunctive)
wette (plural subjunctive third-person)

From Old High German wellen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną. Cognate with German wollen, Dutch willen, English will, Icelandic vilja.


dobe

From Middle High German dar oba. Cognate with German droben.

S Gschänk isch uf em Schrank dobe.

Dobe i de Bärge ischs schöön.


murw

From Old High German murwi, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz. Compare German mürbe (“tender”), Dutch murw (“weak”), English mellow (“relaxed”), Icelandic meyr (“tender”), Swedish mör (“tender”).


aa-

From Middle High German ane-. Cognate with German an-.

aa- + binde (“to tie up”) → aabinde (“to tie to (something)”)

aa- + stoo (“to stand”) → aastoo (“to queue up”)

Forms (mostly) verbs, originally with the sense of ‘on’.


lére

From Old High German lēren, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną (“to teach”). Cognate with Luxembourgish léieren, Dutch leren, English lear.


warr

From Middle High German wār, from Old High German hwār, wār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where, to which place”). Cognate with German wo, Dutch waar, English where, Icelandic hvar.


Schalle

From Middle High German schalle. Related to German Schall (“sound”).


Chats

From Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.


schwere

From Middle High German swern, from Old High German sweren, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną. Cognate with German schwören, Dutch zweren, English swear, Icelandic sverja.


Zweier

zwei (“two”) + -er. Compare German Zweier


gaume

From Old High German goumen, from Proto-Germanic *gaumijaną (“to heed, notice, observe, keep”). Cognate with Old English ġȳman, Icelandic geyma, Norwegian gjømme, Swedish gömma, Danish gemme, Faroese geymi.


Muus

From Old High German mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs. Cognate with German Maus, Dutch muis, English mouse, Icelandic mús.


Jass

→ English: jass

Of Dutch origin and probably related to jack.


schlofe

From Middle High German slāfen, from Old High German slāfan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną. Cognate with German schlafen, Dutch slapen, English sleep.


uus-

Forming compound words with the sense ‘out-’, ‘out of’, ‘from’.


hüs

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.


sibe

From Middle High German siben, from Old High German sibun.
Cognate with German sieben, Dutch zeven, German Low German sëwe, West Frisian sân, English seven, Icelandic sjö, Danish syv.


Rapp

From Middle High German raben, from Old High German raban, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz. Cognate with German Rabe, Dutch raaf, English raven, Danish ravn.


Rigi

From Old High German *rigî (“strip, band”), related to the verb rīhan (“to plait”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrīhan.

(Uri, geology) stratification in mountains


Chuchichäschtli

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Chuchichäschtli n (plural Chuchichäschtli)

From Chuchi (“kitchen”) + Chäschtli (diminutive of Chaschte (“cupboard, closet”)).


en Guete

/əŋ ˈɡ̥uətːə/

/əŋ ˈɡ̥uətə/


jungu

From Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.


zale

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zale (third-person singular simple present zalt, past participle zalt, past subjunctive zalti, auxiliary haa)

zalt (present singular third-person)
zalt (participle past)
zalti (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German zaln, zalen, from Old High German zalōn, from Proto-Germanic *talōną. Cognate with German zahlen, Dutch talen, English tale, Icelandic tala.


Noll

(Uri, derogatory) An unintelligent man; a (male) dimwit or fool.


Hus

From Middle High German and Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs. Cognate to German Haus and English house, among others.


beite

From Old High German bītan, from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną (“to wait, await”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti (“to trust”). Cognate with German beiten, English bide, Icelandic bíða, Danish bie, Gothic 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (beidan).


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schäme (third-person singular simple present schämt, past participle gschämt, auxiliary haa)

schämt (present singular third-person)
gschämt (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German schamen, schemen, from Old High German scamēn, from Proto-Germanic *skamāną (“to be ashamed”), equivalent to Scham (“shame”) + -e.

inh

So ne große Kärli! Söt sich schäme.


schnei

From Middle High German snē, from Old High German snēo from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz (“snow”). Cognate with German Schnee, Dutch sneeuw, English snow, Icelandic snær.


husch

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.


Böögg

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Böögg m (plural Böögge, diminutive Bööggli)

A traditional straw figure burnt publicly in Zurich to mark the end of winter.


Schümli Pflümli

From diminutive form of Schum (“foam, froth”) + diminutive form of Pflum (“plum”).

A hot drink made of sweetened coffee, plum schnapps and whipped cream


chönne

chönne (infinitive)
cha (first-person indicative present singular)
chann (first-person indicative present singular)
chasch (indicative present second-person singular)
chat (indicative present singular third-person)
chönne (first-person indicative plural present)
chönnt (indicative plural present second-person)
chönne (indicative plural present third-person)
chönn (first-person singular subjunctive)
chönni (first-person singular subjunctive)
chönnesch (second-person singular subjunctive)
chönn (singular subjunctive third-person)
chönni (singular subjunctive third-person)
chönne (first-person plural subjunctive)
chönnet (plural second-person subjunctive)
chönne (plural subjunctive third-person)
chönnt (first-person singular subjunctive)
chönnti (first-person singular subjunctive)
chönntesch (second-person singular subjunctive)
chönnt (singular subjunctive third-person)
chönnti (singular subjunctive third-person)
chönnte (first-person plural subjunctive)
chönntet (plural second-person subjunctive)
chönnte (plural subjunctive third-person)


Chuchi

Chuchi f (plural Chuchene, diminutive Chucheli or Chücheli)

Chuchene (plural)
Chucheli (diminutive)
Chücheli (diminutive)

From Old High German chuhhina, from Proto-West Germanic *kukinā, from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna.

I believe I'll take it back into the kitchen.

Ich glaub, ich treg es nomol use i d’Chuchi.


Öpfel

From Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz. Cognate with German Apfel, Dutch appel, English apple.

(Kurzenberg (Appenzell), Bern, Grisons, Lucerne, St. Gallen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Zürich) apple


Chüssi

From Middle High German küssen, from Old High German kussīn, borrowed from Old French coissin, cussin, from Vulgar Latin *coxīnus. Cognate with German Kissen, also Dutch kussen, English cushion, French coussin, Spanish cojín.


Chilche

Chilche f (plural Chilchene or Chilche, diminutive Chilcheli)

Chilchene (plural)
Chilche (plural)
Chilcheli (diminutive)

(Aargau, Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Glarus, Grisons, Nidwalden, St. Gallen, Tessin, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Valais, Zurich (Weinland)) Alternative form of Chirche


Chaschte

Chaschte m (plural Chäschte, diminutive Chäschtli)

Chäschte (plural)
Chäschtli (diminutive)

From Middle High German kaste, from Old High German kasto (“box, case”), from Proto-West Germanic *kastō (“vessel, vat”). Cognate with German Kasten, Dutch kast, English castenere.


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Bueb m (plural Buebe, diminutive Buebli or Büebli)

Buebe (plural)
Buebli (diminutive)
Büebli (diminutive)

From Middle High German buobe, from Old High German Buobo, a male given name from *buobo, from Proto-Germanic *bō-, a stem meaning "father, brother, close male relation". Cognate with German Bube (“(naughty) boy”), Dutch boef (“rascal, thief”), Saterland Frisian Baabe (“father, dad”), English babe (“baby”) and boy (“knave, boy”), Icelandic bófi (“bandit”).


Welo

Welo n (plural Welo, diminutive Welööli)

Borrowed from French vélo, a clipping of vélocipède.


Buech

Buech f (plural Bueche, diminutive Buechli or Büechli)

Bueche (plural)
Buechli (diminutive)
Büechli (diminutive)

Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buohha, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā.


Buech

Buech n (plural Büecher, diminutive Büechli)

Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Cognate with German Buch, Dutch boek, English book, Icelandic bók.


Maitli

From Middle High German meidelīn, from mait (“girl, maid”) + -līn (“diminutive suffix”). Equivalent to Maid + -li.


Füür

From Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, fuïr, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Cognate with German Feuer, Dutch vuur, English fire, Swedish fyr.


Pajass

From French paillasse, itself borrowed from Italian pagliaccio. Compare Romansch pajass, German Bajazzo.

Der Ueli isch es Pajass, Tschuudigung.

2010, Pedro Lenz, Der Goalie bin ig, Der Gesunde Menschen Versand, published 2014, page 9:


liire

der Ueli iigmischt und gseit, i heig rächt und d Marta söu mou ufhöre liire und es gäb Froue, wo immer eine suechi, wo möglechscht kabutt sig, für dass si zuenim chönge luege.

2010, Pedro Lenz, Der Goalie bin ig, Der Gesunde Menschenversand, published 2014, page 44:

(chiefly Bern) to prattle, talk nonsense


Abwart

Abwart m (plural Abwarte, feminine Abwarti)


Rächnig

From Middle High German rech(e)nunge. Cognate with German Rechnung; compare Dutch rekening, English reckoning.


Fremdi

From Middle High German vrem(e)de (“stranger, foreigner”), derived from the adjective vrem(e)de (“strange, foreign”). Cognate with German Fremde. See German fremd (“strange”) for more.

inh

1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

In any event, we should always accept a foreigner.

De Fremdi sötted mir uf all Fäll immer akchzeptiere.


Iis

From Middle High German and Old High German īs. Cognate with German Eis, Dutch ijs, English ice, Swedish is.


Beiz

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Beiz f (plural Beize, diminutive Beizli)

Rotwelsch, from Yiddish בית (beys, “house”), itself from Hebrew בַּיִת (báyit). Cognate with German Beiz.


gliichfalls

gliich + Fall. Compare German gleichfalls.


Bölle

From Middle High German bolle, from Old High German bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā (“ball; bowl”). Compare Bullere (“the knobbly parts of cheese”).


Rääbe

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Rääbe f (plural Rääbe, diminutive Rääbli)

From Middle High German rābe, from Old High German rāba. Compare German Rübe, Latin rāpum, Russian репа (repa).


Chilbi

From Middle High German kirchwīhe, from Old High German chirichwīhī, from chirich (“church”) + wīhī (“consecration”), meaning “festival celebrating the consecration of a church (or the anniversary of such consecration)”. Equivalent to Chilche (“church”) + Wiihi (“consecration”). Cognate with German Kirchweih.


Chääs

From Middle High German kæse, from Old High German chāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus.


zää

From Middle High German zehen, from Old High German zehan, from Proto-Germanic *tehun. Cognate with German zehn, Dutch tien, English ten, Icelandic tíu.

So! I zäh Minute wüsse si's.

There we go. In ten minutes, she'll know.

Here you are…and ten makes fifty. Thank you very much.

Soli…und zä sind füfzg. Dankche vil Mol.


Chopf

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Chopf m (plural Chöpf, diminutive Chöpfli)

From Middle High German kopf (“drinking vessel”), probably from Latin cuppa. Alternatively from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“vault, round vessel, head”). Cognate with German Kopf; see there for more.


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sueche (third-person singular simple present suecht, past participle gsuecht, auxiliary haa)

suecht (present singular third-person)
gsuecht (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Old High German suohhen, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti (“to give a sign”). Compare German suchen, Low German söken, Dutch zoeken, West Frisian sykje, English seek, Faroese søkja, Swedish söka, Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (sōkjan). Non Germanic cognates include Latin sāgiō (“I perceive”), Old Irish saigid (“to approach; to seek out”), Ancient Greek ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “I lead, guide”).

cog

Si suecht und suecht i Stall und Hus –
Das Vögeli ist uf und drus.

She searches and searches in stable and house –
The little bird is up and gone.


Chnoche

From Middle High German knoche, from Old High German knohha.
Cognate with German Knochen, Dutch knook, North Frisian knooke, Danish kno, Swedish knoge.


ooni

From Middle High German āne, from Old High German ānu, from Proto-Germanic *ēnu. Cognate with Luxembourgish ouni, German ohne, Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌿 (inu), Icelandic án.


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steerbe (third-person singular simple present stirbt, past participle gstorbe, auxiliary sii)

stirbt (present singular third-person)
gstorbe (participle past)
sii (auxiliary)

From Middle High German sterben, from Old High German sterban, from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną. Cognate with German sterben, Dutch sterven, English starve, Icelandic stirfinn.


Wii

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.

I will de ine cho und ech öppis z'Abed bringe. E chli Wi und Brot.

I'll come in later and bring you something for supper. A little wine and bread.

1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

If he's coming n the morning, I surely can't offer him wine', otherwise he'll think: Aha, an alcoholic…

Wän er am Morge chunt, chan ich äm doch sicher kchai Wii aabüte, sus dänkcht de no: Ah, Alkchoholikcherin…


Muul

Muul n (plural Müüler, diminutive Müüli)

From Middle High German mūl, from Proto-Germanic *mūlą. Cognate with German Maul.

Was meint er eigetlich […]? Mi dörfi nit's Mul uftue?

What did he mean earlier? That you shouldn't open your mouth?


chöne

chöne (third-person singular simple present cha, past participle chöne, past subjunctive chönti, auxiliary haa)

cha (present singular third-person)
chöne (participle past)
chönti (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)

From Old High German kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with German können, Dutch kunnen, English can, con, cun, Swedish kunna.


Wält

Wält f (plural Wälte, diminutive Wältli)

From Middle High German welt, werlt, a contraction of Old High German weralt, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Cognate with Dutch wereld, English world, Icelandic veröld.


mitenand

From mit (“with”) + enand (“one another”). Compare German miteinander.

Grüezi mitenand! Hello everyone!


grüesse

grüesse (third-person singular simple present grüesst, past participle ggrüesst, past subjunctive grüessti, auxiliary haa)

grüesst (present singular third-person)
ggrüesst (participle past)
grüessti (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)

From Old High German gruozzen, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną (“to make cry; to scold; to address (an issue); to address (an individual), greet”), causative of *grētaną (“to weep, cry”). Cognate with German grüßen, Dutch groeten, English greet, Icelandic græta.


Ätti

From Middle High German atte, from Old High German atto.
Cognate with Latin atta (“father”) and Albanian atë (“father”). The word was probably originally only a vocative, but was extended with a full paradigm in most descendants, including Germanic where it was reformed as a masculine n-stem.

Der Bueb seit zum Aetti: / Fast allmol, Aetti, wenn mer’s Röttler Schloß / so vor de Auge stoht, se denki dra, / öbs üsem Hus echt au e mol so goht.

1834, Johann Peter Hebel, “Die Vergänglichkeit [Transitoriness]”, in J. P. Hebels sämmtliche Werke. Erster Band. Allemannische Gedichte, page 177:

The boy to the father: / Father, whenever Rötteln Castle / lies in front of my eyes, I wonder / if the same will happen to our house, one day.


Chääschüechli

Chääs (“cheese”) + Chüechli (“little cake”).


Chatzesprung

From Chatz (“cat”) + Sprung (“jump, leap”). “Just a cat's leap away.”


Chueche

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Chueche m (plural Chüeche, diminutive Chüechli)

From Middle High German kuoche, from Old High German kuohho, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô. Cognate with German Kuchen, Dutch koek, German Low German Kook, Saterland Frisian Kouke.


chlii

chlii (comparative chliiner, superlative chliinscht)

chliiner (comparative)
chliinscht (superlative)
chliini (accusative masculine nominative weak)
chliini (accusative feminine nominative weak)
chliini (accusative neuter nominative weak)
chliine (accusative nominative plural weak)
chliine (dative masculine weak)
chliine (dative feminine weak)
chliine (dative neuter weak)
chliine (dative plural weak)
chliine (accusative masculine nominative strong)
chliini (accusative feminine nominative strong)
chliins (accusative neuter nominative strong)
chliini (accusative nominative plural strong)
chliine (dative masculine strong)
chliine (dative feminine strong)
chliine (dative neuter strong)
chliine (dative plural strong)

From southern Middle High German klīn, a byform (likely old ablaut variant) of kleine, from Old High German kleini, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“shining, fine, splendid, tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *g(e)lēi- (“gleaming”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to gleam”). Cognate with German klein, Dutch klein, English clean.


öis

ich (first-person nominative personal pronoun singular)
i (first-person nominative personal pronoun singular)
mich (accusative first-person personal pronoun singular)
mi (accusative first-person personal pronoun singular)
mir (dative first-person personal pronoun singular)
mier (dative first-person personal pronoun singular)
mer (dative first-person personal pronoun singular)
min (first-person masculine personal possessive pronoun singular)
miin (first-person masculine personal possessive pronoun singular)
du (familiar nominative personal pronoun second-person singular)
dich (accusative familiar personal pronoun second-person singular)
di (accusative familiar personal pronoun second-person singular)
dir (dative familiar personal pronoun second-person singular)
dier (dative familiar personal pronoun second-person singular)
din (familiar masculine personal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
diin (familiar masculine personal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
Si (accusative nominative personal polite pronoun second-person singular)
Ine (dative personal polite pronoun second-person singular)
Ene (dative personal polite pronoun second-person singular)
-ne (dative personal polite pronoun second-person singular)
Ire (masculine personal polite possessive pronoun second-person singular)
er (masculine nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
in (accusative masculine personal pronoun singular third-person)
en (accusative masculine personal pronoun singular third-person)
im (dative masculine personal pronoun singular third-person)
sin (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
siin (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
si (accusative feminine nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
ire (dative feminine personal pronoun singular third-person)
ire (feminine masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
es (accusative neuter nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
's (accusative neuter nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
-s (accusative neuter nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
im (dative neuter personal pronoun singular third-person)
sin (masculine neuter personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
siin (masculine neuter personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
mir (first-person nominative personal plural pronoun)
mer (first-person nominative personal plural pronoun)
üs (accusative dative first-person personal plural pronoun)
öis (accusative dative first-person personal plural pronoun)
ois (accusative dative first-person personal plural pronoun)
eus (accusative dative first-person personal plural pronoun)
üse (first-person masculine personal plural possessive pronoun)
öise (first-person masculine personal plural possessive pronoun)
oise (first-person masculine personal plural possessive pronoun)
euse (first-person masculine personal plural possessive pronoun)
ir (nominative personal plural pronoun second-person)
ier (nominative personal plural pronoun second-person)
öi (accusative dative personal plural pronoun second-person)
eu (accusative dative personal plural pronoun second-person)
öie (masculine personal plural possessive pronoun second-person)
eure (masculine personal plural possessive pronoun second-person)
si (accusative nominative personal plural pronoun third-person)
ine (dative personal plural pronoun third-person)
ene (dative personal plural pronoun third-person)
-ne (dative personal plural pronoun third-person)
ire (masculine personal plural possessive pronoun third-person)

From Middle High German uns, from Old High German uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns. Cognate with German uns, Dutch ons, English us, Icelandic oss.


öi

From Middle High German iu, from Old High German iu, from Proto-Germanic *iwwiz, a variant of *izwiz, the dative and accusative form of *jūz. Cognate with Dutch jou, u, Low German jo, ju, jug, West Frisian jo, English you.


miin

miin (accusative masculine nominative)
mini (accusative feminine nominative)
miis (accusative neuter nominative)
mini (accusative nominative plural)
miim (dative masculine)
miner (dative feminine)
miim (dative neuter)
mine (dative plural)

From Middle High German mīn, form Old High German mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz. Cognate with German mein, Dutch mijn, English mine, Icelandic minn.

Das isch rächt schön vo Ihne, Fritz, daß Sie mim Sohn e chli Gsellschaft chöme cho leischte.

It's very good of you, Fritz, to come and keep my son company a bit.

Well, gentlemen, much success in your work.

Also, mini Herre, vil Erfolg bi de Arbeit.


zäme

From a contracted form of Middle High German zesamene, zesamne, zesamen, from Old High German zisamane. Cognate with German zusammen; see there for more.


Äigeschaft

From Middle High German eigenschaft, from Old High German eiginskaft, from eigin (“own”) + -skaft (“ship”). Equivalent to äige + -schaft. Cognate with German Eigenschaft.

You see, a foreigner must first demonstrate these qualities before he can rightly claim: I am a Swiss.

Si gsend, die Aigeschafte mues de Usländer zersch mal under Bewis schtele, bevor er vo siich behaupte dörf: Iich bin Schwizer.


bliibe

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bliibe (third-person singular simple present bliibt, past participle plibe, past subjunctive bliibti, auxiliary sii)

bliibt (present singular third-person)
plibe (participle past)
bliibti (past subjunctive)
sii (auxiliary)

From Old High German bilīban, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną. Compare German bleiben, Dutch blijven, West Frisian bliuwe, English belive.


schriibe

schriibe (third-person singular simple present schriibt, past participle gschribe, past subjunctive schriibti, auxiliary haa)

schriibt (present singular third-person)
gschribe (participle past)
schriibti (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German schrīben, from Old High German scrīban, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”), which comes from a word meaning “to scribe, to scrape”. Cognate with German schreiben, Dutch schrijven, English shrive, Icelandic skrifa.

As a former Head of Naturalization once wrote…

Wie scho än früenere Fremdepolizeischef gschribe hät…


wüsse

wüsse (third-person singular simple present wäiss, past participle gwüss, past subjunctive wüsst, auxiliary haa)

wäiss (present singular third-person)
gwüss (participle past)
wüsst (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)
wüsse (infinitive)
weiss (first-person indicative present singular)
weisch (indicative present second-person singular)
weiss (indicative present singular third-person)
wüsse (first-person indicative plural present)
wüsst (indicative plural present second-person)
wüsse (indicative plural present third-person)
wüss (first-person singular subjunctive)
wüssi (first-person singular subjunctive)
wüssesch (second-person singular subjunctive)
wüss (singular subjunctive third-person)
wüssi (singular subjunctive third-person)
wüsse (first-person plural subjunctive)
wüsst (plural second-person subjunctive)
wüsse (plural subjunctive third-person)
wüsst (first-person singular subjunctive)
wüssti (first-person singular subjunctive)
wüsstesch (second-person singular subjunctive)
wüsst (singular subjunctive third-person)
wüssti (singular subjunctive third-person)
wüsste (first-person plural subjunctive)
wüsstet (plural second-person subjunctive)
wüsste (plural subjunctive third-person)

From Old High German wizzan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną. Compare German wissen, Dutch weten, West Frisian witte, English wit, Icelandic vita, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (witan).


öise

öise (accusative masculine nominative)
öisi (accusative feminine nominative)
öises (accusative neuter nominative)
öisi (accusative nominative plural)
öisem (dative masculine)
öisere (dative feminine)
öisem (dative neuter)
öise (dative plural)
öisere (accusative masculine nominative)
öiseri (accusative feminine nominative)
öisers (accusative neuter nominative)
öiseri (accusative nominative plural)
öiserem (dative masculine)
öisere (dative feminine)
öiserem (dative neuter)
öisne (dative plural)

From Middle High German unser, from Old High German unsēr, from Proto-West Germanic *unsar. Cognate with German unser, Dutch ons, English our, Icelandic vor.

In our country, everyone is welcome, whether as a tourist or as a worker.

In oiserem Land isch jede willkchome, sig's als Turischt, als Arbaiter.


aamälde

aamälde (third-person singular simple present aamäldet, past participle aaggmäldet, auxiliary haa)

aamäldet (present singular third-person)
aaggmäldet (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From aa- + mälde. Compare German anmelden.

Yes, but our appointment with them isn't until eight o'clock.

Ja, mir sind ja erscht uf di achti aagmäldet bi ine.


Züri

From Old High German Zurih, from Latin Turicum, probably ultimately from a Gaulish personal name.

Züri isch di grööscht Stadt vo de Schwiiz.

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland.


faare

faare (third-person singular simple present faart, past participle gfaare, auxiliary sii)

faart (present singular third-person)
gfaare (participle past)
sii (auxiliary)

From Middle High German varn, from Old High German faran. Cognate with German fahren, Dutch varen, English fare, Danish fare.

Next right. We'll drive down Feldstrasse.

Di nöchscht rächts. Mir fared i d'Fäldstrass.


Roor

From Middle High German rōr, from Old High German rōr, from Proto-Germanic *rauzą. Cognate with German Rohr, Icelandic reyr, Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃 (raus).


Brugg

Brugg f (plural Brugge, diminutive Brüggli)

From Old High German brugga, brucca from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Cognate with German Brücke, Dutch brug, English bridge, Icelandic bryggja.


staa

staa (third-person singular simple present staat, past participle gstande, past subjunctive stiend, auxiliary sii)

staat (present singular third-person)
gstande (participle past)
stiend (past subjunctive)
sii (auxiliary)
staa (infinitive)
gstande (participle past)
gstanne (participle past)
staa (first-person indicative present singular)
staasch (indicative present second-person singular)
staat (indicative present singular third-person)
staa (first-person indicative plural present)
stäänt (indicative plural present second-person)
staa (indicative plural present third-person)
stëë (first-person present singular subjunctive)
stäng (first-person present singular subjunctive)
stängi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
stëëesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
stängesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
stëë (present singular subjunctive third-person)
stäng (present singular subjunctive third-person)
stängi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
stänge (first-person plural present subjunctive)
stänge (plural present second-person subjunctive)
stänge (plural present subjunctive third-person)
stiend (first-person past singular subjunctive)
stiendi (first-person past singular subjunctive)
stiendesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
stiend (past singular subjunctive third-person)
stiendi (past singular subjunctive third-person)
stiende (first-person past plural subjunctive)
stiendet (past plural second-person subjunctive)
stiende (past plural subjunctive third-person)
stand (imperative second-person singular)
stann (imperative second-person singular)
stäänt (imperative plural second-person)
staa (infinitive)
gstande (participle past)
gstanne (participle past)
staa (first-person indicative present singular)
staasch (indicative present second-person singular)
staat (indicative present singular third-person)
staa (first-person indicative plural present)
stäänt (indicative plural present second-person)
staa (indicative plural present third-person)
stëë (first-person present singular subjunctive)
stäng (first-person present singular subjunctive)
stängi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
stëëesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
stängesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
stëë (present singular subjunctive third-person)
stäng (present singular subjunctive third-person)
stängi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
stänge (first-person plural present subjunctive)
stänge (plural present second-person subjunctive)
stänge (plural present subjunctive third-person)
stäät (first-person past singular subjunctive)
stääti (first-person past singular subjunctive)
stäättesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
stäät (past singular subjunctive third-person)
stääti (past singular subjunctive third-person)
stääte (first-person past plural subjunctive)
stäätet (past plural second-person subjunctive)
stääte (past plural subjunctive third-person)
stand (imperative second-person singular)
stann (imperative second-person singular)
stäänt (imperative plural second-person)

From Middle High German stān, from Old High German stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną. Cognate with German stehen, Dutch staan, West Frisian stean, Faroese stá.


tüür

tüür (comparative tüürer, superlative tüürscht)

tüürer (comparative)
tüürscht (superlative)
tüüri (accusative masculine nominative weak)
tüüri (accusative feminine nominative weak)
tüüri (accusative neuter nominative weak)
tüüre (accusative nominative plural weak)
tüüre (dative masculine weak)
tüüre (dative feminine weak)
tüüre (dative neuter weak)
tüüre (dative plural weak)
tüüre (accusative masculine nominative strong)
tüüri (accusative feminine nominative strong)
tüürs (accusative neuter nominative strong)
tüüri (accusative nominative plural strong)
tüüre (dative masculine strong)
tüüre (dative feminine strong)
tüüre (dative neuter strong)
tüüre (dative plural strong)

From Middle High German tiure, from Old High German tiuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz. Cognate with German teuer, Dutch duur, English dear, Icelandic dýr.


nüüt

O i will nüt säge. Was chame do überhaupt säge.

Oh, I'm saying nothing. What can one say about it, anyway?

1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher, (transcript)

Then we'll just arrive a little earlier. It won't do any harm.

Chömmer halt e chli früner. Schadet a nüt.


Gfüül

A clipping of late Middle High German gevūlichkeit and gevūlunge, both from vüelen (“to feel”). Equivalent to ge- + füüle. Cognate with German Gefühl.

This cannot happen again. With feeling, Fischer!

Das dörft jetz aber nüme passiere. Mit Gfüül, Fischer!


früe

früe (comparative früener, superlative früescht)

früener (comparative)
früescht (superlative)

From Middle High German vrōwe, vrūge, vruo, from Old High German fruo, from Proto-West Germanic *frō (“early”). Cognate with German fruh, Dutch vroeg.

Then we'll arrive a little earlier. It won't do any harm.


uuf-

Forming compound words, often with the sense of on, up.


uufschriibe

uufschriibe (third-person singular simple present uufschriibt, past participle uufgschribe, auxiliary haa)

uufschriibt (present singular third-person)
uufgschribe (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From uuf- + schriibe. Compare German aufschreiben, Dutch opschrijven.

Söll i das ufschribe?

1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher, (transcript)

Should I write that down? // That's an assumption. What gets written down is only what one can prove.

Dasch e Vermuetig. Ufgschribe wird nur, was me bewise cha.


ässe

ässe (third-person singular simple present isst, past participle ggässe, auxiliary haa)

isst (present singular third-person)
ggässe (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Old High German ezzan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną. Cognate with German essen, Dutch eten, English eat, Swedish äta.


letscht

letschti (accusative masculine nominative weak)
letschti (accusative feminine nominative weak)
letschti (accusative neuter nominative weak)
letschte (accusative nominative plural weak)
letschte (dative masculine weak)
letschte (dative feminine weak)
letschte (dative neuter weak)
letschte (dative plural weak)
letschte (accusative masculine nominative strong)
letschti (accusative feminine nominative strong)
letschts (accusative neuter nominative strong)
letschti (accusative nominative plural strong)
letschte (dative masculine strong)
letschte (dative feminine strong)
letschte (dative neuter strong)
letschte (dative plural strong)

Cognate with German letzter; see there for more.

legscht

Aargau (Muri); Lucerne (Gäu, Hinterland)

But I mustn't write down that last sentence, right?

Aber de letschti Satz musi nöd schribe, oder?


tünn

tünn (comparative tüner, superlative tünnscht)

tüner (comparative)
tünnscht (superlative)
tünni (accusative masculine nominative weak)
tünni (accusative feminine nominative weak)
tünni (accusative neuter nominative weak)
tünne (accusative nominative plural weak)
tünne (dative masculine weak)
tünne (dative feminine weak)
tünne (dative neuter weak)
tünne (dative plural weak)
tünne (accusative masculine nominative strong)
tünni (accusative feminine nominative strong)
tünns (accusative neuter nominative strong)
tünni (accusative nominative plural strong)
tünne (dative masculine strong)
tünne (dative feminine strong)
tünne (dative neuter strong)
tünne (dative plural strong)

From Middle High German dünne, from Old High German dunni, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz (“thin”). Cognate with German dünn, Dutch dun, English thin, Icelandic þunnur.


Schtube

From Middle High German stube, from Old High German stuba, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

They're waiting in the living room, let's get moving…


tööde

tööde (third-person singular simple present töödt, past participle töödt, auxiliary haa)

töödt (present singular third-person)
töödt (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German tœten, from Old High German tōden, from Proto-Germanic *daudijaną. Cognate with German töten, Dutch doden, Icelandic doyða.


Fründ

From Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt, from Proto-West Germanic *friund.
Cognate with German Freund, Dutch vriend, English friend, Icelandic frændi.


Armbruscht

From Middle High German armbrust, from Medieval Latin arbalista, from Late Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus (“bow”) + ballista (“ancient military engine for hurling missiles”) (compare English arbalest).


Aabig

Now, about last night: in future, it will be discussed beforehand who leads the discussion with the candidate.

Dän wäge geschter z’Obig: In Zuekchunft wird dä vorher abgschproche, wer mit em Kchandidat s'Gschpröch füert.


Underhaltig

But it was just a completely natural and open conversation.

Aber es isch doch e ganz natürlichi, offeni Unterhaltig gsi.


Chnopf

Chnopf m (plural Chnöpf, diminutive Chnöpfli)

From Middle High German knopf, from Old High German knopf, from Proto-Germanic *knuppô (“lump, clod”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Knapp, German Knopf, Dutch knop, English knop.


offe

From Middle High German offen, from Old High German offan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Cognate with German offen, Dutch open, English open, Icelandic opinn.


zwänzg

From Middle High German zweinzec, from Old High German zweinzug, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz. Cognate with German zwanzig, Dutch twintig, West Frisian tweintich, English twenty, Icelandic tuttugu, Swedish tjugo.

When you've been around for twenty years, this will become more familiar to you, too.

Wän Si mal zwänzg Jar debi sind, wird Ine das sicher a no gloifiger.


natüürlich

natüürlichi (accusative masculine nominative weak)
natüürlichi (accusative feminine nominative weak)
natüürlichi (accusative neuter nominative weak)
natüürliche (accusative nominative plural weak)
natüürliche (dative masculine weak)
natüürliche (dative feminine weak)
natüürliche (dative neuter weak)
natüürliche (dative plural weak)
natüürliche (accusative masculine nominative strong)
natüürlichi (accusative feminine nominative strong)
natüürlichs (accusative neuter nominative strong)
natüürlichi (accusative nominative plural strong)
natüürliche (dative masculine strong)
natüürliche (dative feminine strong)
natüürliche (dative neuter strong)
natüürliche (dative plural strong)

From Middle High German natiurlich, from Old High German natūrlīh. Equivalent to Natuur + -lich. Cognate with German natürlich. Compare Dutch natuurlijk, English naturally, Swedish naturlig.


leire

From Old High German lēren, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną (“to teach”). Cognate with Luxembourgish léieren, Dutch leren, English lear.


Chur

→ German: Chur

→ English: Chur

From Romansch Cuira, Cuoira, Cuera, Coira, Cuoira, from a Celtic language cŭria ("tribe, kin"), from earlier *korjā, *korā, which is attested in many place names. The often cited derivation from Latin cūria (“senate”) is widely discredited as the first vowel in the Romansh name cannot be inherited from the long Latin ū.

Chur (a town, the capital of Graubünden canton, Switzerland).


Wulche

Wulche f (plural Wulche, diminutive Wülchli)

From Middle High German wolken, from Old High German wolkan, from Proto-Germanic *wulkaną. Cognate to German Wolke, Dutch wolk, English welkin.

Se schöin wie d'Birch im Summerchleid, / Se schüüch wie 's Wülchli ob dr Weid.

As fair as the birch in its summer garb, as shy as the cloudlet over the lea.


schüüch

schüüch (comparative schüücher, superlative schüüchscht)

schüücher (comparative)
schüüchscht (superlative)

From Middle High German schiuch, schūche, from Old High German *skiuh, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh.


Güggel

Probably onomatopoeic. Compare regional German Gickel, southern or colloquial German Gockel.


Näll

From Dutch nel, probably a shortened form of manelle (“second-highest trump in the game of ombre”).

(card games) The nine of trumps in a game of jass.


Puur

Puur m (plural Puure, diminutive Püürli)

From Middle High German būre, gibūre, from Old High German gibūro, from būr (“peasant”). Cognate with German Bauer, Dutch buur, English bower.

(card games) Jack; specifically, the Jack of trumps in the game of jass


Wiis

From Middle High German wīs, wīse, from Old High German wīsa, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (“wise”, adj). Cognate with German Wiese.

(card games) run, sequence, set (of cards, especially in the game of jass)


Wiis

From Middle High German wise, from Old High German wisa. Cognate with German Wiese.


Roos

Roos m (plural Roose, diminutive Röösli)

From Middle High German rōse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin rosa. Cognate with German Rose.


Chnüü

From Middle High German kniu, from Old High German kneo, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Soll i öppe vor dr i d’Chneu falle?

Am I really supposed to fall to my knees before you?


moorn

From Middle High German morgen, from Old High German morgan. Cognate with German morgen, Dutch morgen, English morn, Icelandic morgunn.

(Aargau, Basel, Lucerne, Solothurn, Zürich) tomorrow


Summervogel

Summer (“summer”) + Vogel (“bird”). Compare German Sommervogel.

(central and northern Switzerland) butterfly


Chrott

Chrott f (plural Chrotte, diminutive Chröttli)

From Middle High German krotte, kröte, krëte, from Old High German chrota, krota, kreta (“toad”), from Proto-West Germanic *krodu (“toad”), from Proto-Indo-European *guredʰ- (“toad”).


aaschtändig

aaschtändig (comparative aaschtändiger, superlative aaschtändigscht)

aaschtändiger (comparative)
aaschtändigscht (superlative)

/ˈɑːʃtændiɡ/

From Aaschtand + -ig. Compare German anständig.

1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
Hm, so lang si sich aaschtändig uffürid.
Hmm. As long as they behave themselves.


Ziit

Ziit f (plural Ziite, diminutive Ziitli)

From Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz. Cognate with German Zeit, Dutch tijd, English tide, Icelandic tíð.


Bäärg

Bäärg m (plural Bäärge, diminutive Bäärgli)

From Middle High German bërc, from Old High German berg. Compare German Berg, Dutch berg, English barrow, Swedish berg.

I myner Buebzyt im Land Glaris hani albigs underwägs zum Dorfschuelhuus e San Galler Bäärg vor Auge gha.

1966, Georg Thürer, “Tulipane”, in Rund umme Blattetisch, page 84:

In my boyhood in Glarus-land, I always had a St Gallen mountain before my eyes on the way to the village schoolhouse.


Tuub

Tuub f (plural Tuube, diminutive Tüübli)

From Middle High German tūbe, from Old High German tūba, from Proto-West Germanic *dūbā.
Cognate with German Taube, German Low German Duuv, Dutch duif, English dove, Danish due, Faroese dúgva, dúva, Icelandic dúfa, Norwegian Bokmål due, Norwegian Nynorsk due, Swedish duva.

Se fromm wie 's Tübli ufem Dach, / Se widleich wie d'Foräll im Bach.

As bold as the little dove on the roof, as lithe as the trout in the stream.

Damn pigeons! Sometimes you can't avoid it. Wherever they are, they shit over everything.

Chaibe Tuube! Mängisch chunt me da nöd drum ume. Wo di sind, schiisids ales voll.

Tuube

Entlebuch; Appenzell; Kesswil; Fürstenland


aabüüte

aabüüte (third-person singular simple present büütet aa, past participle aapotte, auxiliary haa)

büütet aa (present singular third-person)
aapotte (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

If he's coming in the morning, I surely can't offer him wine, otherwise he'll think: Aha, an alcoholic…


schpile

schpile (third-person singular simple present schpilt, past participle gschpilt, past subjunctive schpilti, auxiliary haa)

schpilt (present singular third-person)
gschpilt (participle past)
schpilti (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German spilen, from Old High German spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn.

I like to play chess, mostly with myself.

Aber ich schpile gärn Schach, maischtens mit mir selber.


blöösse

Middle High German blœʒen, from blōʒ (“bare, naked”). Equivalent to bloos (“bare, naked”) + -e.

(literary, transitive) to bare, to lay bare


Mueter

From Old High German muatar, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr. Cognate with German Mutter, Dutch moeder, English mother, Icelandic móðir.


Huusfrau

From Middle High German hūsvrou(we), equivalent to Huus + Frau. Cognate with German Hausfrau. Compare Dutch huisvrouw, English housewife, Icelandic húsfrú.

That way you can also prove to him that you're a perfect housewife.

So chasch em au bewiise, das du e perfäkchti Huusfrau bisch.


Tschoope

From Middle High German joppe, schoppe, from Old Italian giuppa, from Old Spanish aljuba (“doublet”), from Andalusian Arabic جبة (gubbah), from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba, “jubbah; cloak, coat”). Cognate with German Joppe.

der

(Valais, Unterwalden, Schwyz, Zug, Glarus, Graubünden, Zürich) jacket, coat

(Uri) dress (item of clothing worn by a woman)


verrigle

From Middle High German verrigelen. Equivalent to ver- + rigle. Cognate with German verriegeln.


Schiibli

…Hät d' Tür verrigled, 's Schybli au […].

[She] has bolted the door and the window too.


Läbe

From Middle High German leben, from Old High German lebēn (“life”), derived from the verb lebēn (“to live”). Cognate with German Leben.

Everyone needs a certain security in life.

Jede brucht doch e gwüssi Sicherheit im Läbe.


Schtund

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Schtund f (plural Schtunde, diminutive Schtündli)

Schtunde (plural)
Schtündli (diminutive)

From Middle High German stunde, stunt, from Old High German stunta, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time; hour”). Cognate with German Stunde, Dutch stond, English stound, Icelandic stund.

inh

How do you spend your free time? After all, you're not in the theatre for twenty-four hours a day.

Wie verbringid Si so Iri Freizit? Si sind ja schliesslich ned vieräzwäzg Schtund im Teater.


Brüüsch

Probably ultimately from Proto-Celtic *wroikos (“heather”), therefore cognate with Cornish and Welsh grug, Irish and Scottish Gaelic fraoch, also Galician breixo, Spanish brezo, French bruyère.


Tüür

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Tüür f (plural Tüüre, diminutive Tüürli)

From Middle High German türe, from Old High German turi, from Proto-Germanic *durz. Cognate with German Türe, Dutch duer, English door, Icelandic dyr, Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂 (daur).


Chind

Chind n (plural Chind or Chinde or Chinder, diminutive Chindli)

Chind (plural)
Chinde (plural)
Chinder (plural)
Chindli (diminutive)

From Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind, from Proto-Germanic *kindą, *kinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth”). Cognate with German Kind, Dutch kind, German Low German Kind.


Garte

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Garte m (plural Gärte, diminutive Gärtli)

From Middle High German garte. Cognate with German Garten, Dutch gaard, Danish gårde.

Gaarte

central and northwest Switzerland, e.g. Sense


Schtäge

From early Middle High German stëga, from Old High German stega, from Proto-Germanic *stigǭ (“steep path; slope; stairway”). Cognate with German Stege (and Stiege, via Old High German byform stiega), Dutch steeg, Icelandic stigi.


Früelig

From late Middle High German vrüelinc, equivalent to früe (“earling”) + -lig (“ness”).


mängist

Mängisch schwimm i eifach use / uf e See […].

2009, Andreas Neeser, “Luftmatratze”, in No alles gliich wie morn:

Sometimes I simply swim out on the lake.

(Freiamt, Basel-Landschaft, Bern, Engelberg) sometimes


wasser

From Middle High German waʒʒer, from Old High German waʒʒar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Cognate with German Wasser, Dutch and English water, Icelandic vatn.

(Gressoney, Issime, Carcoforo, Formazza) water


Grüüsch

From Middle High German geriusche, from riuschen, rūschen (“to make noise”), from Old High German *rūskōn, from Proto-Germanic *rūskōną. Cognate with German Geräusch, also English rush.


gheie

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gheie (third-person singular simple present gheit, past participle gheit, past subjunctive gheiti, auxiliary sii)

gheit (present singular third-person)
gheit (participle past)
gheiti (past subjunctive)
sii (auxiliary)

Verbal derivative of Middle High German heie (“hammer, club”), from Old High German heia, from Proto-Germanic *hajaną (“to pound”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂ey- (“to hew”), possibly reanalyzed from *sekh₂- (“to cut”). Compare Luxembourgish Heel (“hoe”).


Droogehändler

1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

Think about it, Fischer! Turkey! Eastern Mediterranean! Just last week we snagged another two drug dealers.

Überlegid emal, Fischer! Türgei! Östlichs Mittelmeer! Grad letscht Wuche hämmer wider zwai Drogehändler gschnappt.


Chranket

From Middle High German krancheit, krankeit. Equivalent to chrank + -het.

No, no, a contagious disease. The kind that sometimes go round.

Nai nai, än aaschtekchendi Chrankchet. Wi si so vorchunt.


aapasse

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aapasse (third-person singular simple present aapasst, past participle aapasst, past subjunctive aapassti, auxiliary haa)

aapasst (present singular third-person)
aapasst (participle past)
aapassti (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)

From aa- + passe. Compare German anpassen.

Being cheerful won't do any good here. He's got to fit in.

Frölich nützt da gar nüt. Aapasse mues er sich.


öppis

From Middle High German etewaz, through assimilation with the labial element in the sequence [tv], from Old High German eddes-hwaz. Compare Luxembourgish eppes and Pennsylvania German ebbes.

Öppis fäält mer.

I lack/need something. (literally, “Something is missing to me.”)


Liibli

From Liib (“body”) + -li. Compare German Leibchen (“bib, colourful polyester vest”), Austrian German Leiberl (“jersey, sport shirt”).

cog

That one over there in the blue jersey is a Turk.

Dä det hine det, im blaue Libli, isch-n Türg.


müese

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müese (third-person singular simple present mues, past participle müese, past subjunctive müest, auxiliary haa)

mues (present singular third-person)
müese (participle past)
müest (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)

From Old High German muozan, from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. Cognate with German müssen, Dutch moeten, English must.


Mues

→ French: mouise

From Middle High German muos, from Old High German muos (“food, mush”), from Proto-West Germanic *mōs (“wet food, porridge, victuals”). Cognate with German Mus, Dutch moes, Swedish mos.


Ziil

From Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”). Cognate with German Ziel, Old English til, Icelandic til, Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌻 (til).

Sis Ziil isch än eigeti Praxis z'eröffne.


wiiss

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wiiss (comparative wiisser, superlative wiissischt)

wiisser (comparative)
wiissischt (superlative)

From Old High German wīz, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Cognate with German weiß, Dutch wit, English white, Icelandic hvítur.

Helmut, can you pass me the white napkins, please?

Helmut, gisch du bitte di wiise Serviette?


Müesli

→ Armenian: մյուսլի (myusli)

→ Dutch: muesli

→ English: muesli (see there for further descendants)

→ French: muesli

desctree

→ German: Müsli, Müesli (Swiss standard German)
→ Czech: müsli
→ Danish: mysli
→ English: müsli
→ Estonian: müsli
→ Finnish: mysli
→ Hungarian: müzli
→ Norwegian:
Bokmål: müsli, mysli
Nynorsk: mysli
→ Romanian: müsli
→ Swedish: müsli
→ Turkish: müsli

→ Greek: μούσλι (moúsli)

→ Macedonian: мусли (musli)

→ Polish: musli, muesli, müsli

→ Portuguese: muesli

→ Russian: мюсли (mjusli)

→ Spanish: muesli


Liib

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Liib m (plural Liiber, diminutive Liibli)

From Old High German līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą (“body; life”). Cognate with German Leib, Dutch lijf, English life, Icelandic líf.


Zine

From Middle High German zinne, from Old High German zinna, from Proto-Germanic *tindijǭ, from *tindaz. Cognate with German Zinne.


Tulipaane

From Italian tulipano, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (dülbend), from Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”).


emaal

From Middle High German einmāle, equivalent to ain (“one”) + -mal (“time”). Cognate with German einmal. Compare Middle Low German ênmâl.


blüeje

From Middle High German blüe(je)n, from Old High German bluo(w)en, from Proto-Germanic *blōaną. Cognate with German blühen, Dutch bloeien, English blow.


Nidel

Unclear. Compare Middle High German nidelen (“to skim (milk)”).


flie

From Old High German fliohan, from Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną. Cognate with German fliehen, Dutch vlieden, English flee.


fuks

From Old High German fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with German Fuchs, Dutch vos, English fox, also Sanskrit पुच्छ (puccha, “tail”), Tocharian B päkā (“tail, chowry”).


Vatter

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Vatter m (genitive Vatters, plural Vättere)

From Middle High German vatter, vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with German Vater, Dutch vader, Plautdietsch Voda, West Frisian faar, English father, Icelandic faðir, Swedish far.

So, das säge n'i am Vatter.


Johr

Johr n (plural Johr or Johre, dative plural Johr or Johre, or regionally, if followed by a vowel Johre'n or Johren)

Johr (plural)
Johre (plural)
Johr (dative plural)
Johre (dative plural)
regionally (dative plural)

„Wo ni no so ne chlyne Strupf gsi bi, es Buebli vo vier Johre, i ha justement die erste Zwilchhösli dreit ―[…]

1867, Jakob Hofstätter, “'s Wydebüseli.”, in Robert Weber (Mitglied des historischen Vereins in Bern und Sekretär für die Abtheilung „Literatur und Kunst“ beim internationalen Kongreß für soziale Wissenschaften), editor, Die poetische Nationalliteratur der deutschen Schweiz. Musterstücke aus den Dichtungen der besten schweizerischen Schriftsteller von Haller bis auf die Gegenwart. Mit biographischen und kritischen Enleitungen, volume 3 (in German), Clarus: Verlagsbuchhandlung von I./J. Vogel, page 566:

…; kai fremde Mensch isch in alle dene Johren iber d'Schwelle ko.

Sammlung deutsch-schweizerischer Mundart-Literatur. Aus dem Kanton Basel. Viertes Heft. Gesammelt und herausgegeben von Professor O. Sutermeister, Verlag von Orell Füssli & Cie. in Zürich, p. 4 and 5, in the story Krusi-Musi. E famos Kiechlirezept us der Frau Sybille-n ihrem Kochbiechli

Sit finf Johren isch's der erst Schritt gsi, won i wider in das Hus to ha.

An großa Stupf für Pruafsbildig isch in dene Johr d'Gwerb- und Industrieusstellig (1913) gsi, wo au d'Buachtruckereien mitgmacht hend und wo dena ihri Leistiga bewärtat cho sind. Chast denka, was das für dia einzalna Buda bedütat het.

1960, Christian Caviezel, 100 [i.e. Hundert] Jahre Typographia Chur, das bestandene Jahrhundert, 1860–1960, Schweizerischer Typographenbund, Sektion Chur, →OCLC, page 43:


Tall

From Middle High German tal, from Old High German tal, from Proto-Germanic *dalą. Cognate with German Tal, Dutch dal, English dale, Swedish dal.


eläi

From Middle High German alein, aleine, from al (“all”) + ein, eine (“one”). Cognate with German allein, Dutch alleen, English alone, Swedish allena.


weidu

From Middle High GermanABASSIABASSI weide


Goof

Goof m (plural Goofe, diminutive Gööfli)

„Do wär mys Göifli, g'halted's hüt; / I hole's more wider hei.“

„Here's my little child, keep it for today; / I'll take it back home tomorrow.“


luege

luege (third-person singular simple present lueget, past participle glueget, auxiliary haa)

lueget (present singular third-person)
glueget (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German luogen, from Old High German luogēn, from Proto-West Germanic *lōgēn (“to look, see”). Cognate with German lugen, English look.

inh

Äs stoht im Stubli, rod't si nüd, / Blöiß d' Äugli lueged schüüch is Gstüüd.


lauffe

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lauffe (third-person singular simple present laufft, past participle gloffe, auxiliary sii)

laufft (present singular third-person)
gloffe (participle past)
sii (auxiliary)

From Old High German hloufan, loufan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną. Compare German laufen, Dutch lopen, English leap, Swedish löpa.

Eis Tränli lauft im andre no.


briegge

briegge (third-person singular simple present briegget, past participle priegget, auxiliary haa)

briegget (present singular third-person)
priegget (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)


fääle

fääle (third-person singular simple present fäält, past participle gfäält, past subjunctive fäälti, auxiliary haa)

fäält (present singular third-person)
gfäält (participle past)
fäälti (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German vælen, vēlen, from Old French falir, faillir, from Latin fallere. Cognate with German fehlen.

Nu, d' Bäsi ist ä gueti Frau:
„Säg Chind, was fählt der allerlei?“

1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili, page 5:


Häiwee

„Ächje, my gueti Bäsi Gryt,
's Zähndweh und 's Heiweh schloffed nüd.“

‘Alas, good auntie Peggy, tootthache and homesickness do not sleep.’


chrääe

chrääe (third-person singular simple present chräät, past participle gchrääet, auxiliary haa)

chräät (present singular third-person)
gchrääet (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German kræ(je)n, from Old High German krāen, ultimately onomatopoeic. Cognate with German krähen.


rigle

rigle (third-person singular simple present riglet, past participle griglet, auxiliary haa)

riglet (present singular third-person)
griglet (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)


näimis

From Middle High German neißwaß, from Old High German *newizzwaz, from ne (“not”) + wizzān (“to know”) + wēr (“what”). Compare Proto-Slavic *ničьto (literally “not what”).


ruusche

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ruusche (third-person singular simple present ruuschet, past participle gruuschet, auxiliary haa)

ruusche (third-person singular simple present ruuschet, past participle gruuschet, auxiliary sii)

ruuschet (present singular third-person)
gruuschet (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)
ruuschet (present singular third-person)
gruuschet (participle past)
sii (auxiliary)


uusstrecke

uusstrecke (third-person singular simple present streckt uus, past participle uusgestreckt, auxiliary haa)

streckt uus (present singular third-person)
uusgestreckt (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

uus- + strecke. Compare German ausstrecken, Dutch uitstrekken, English stretch out.

Hät d' Bäsi b'bated, streckt si us,
Gaihnt nuämol und schlofft wie taub.


spräite

spräite (third-person singular simple present spräitet, past participle gspräitet, auxiliary haa)

spräitet (present singular third-person)
gspräitet (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German spreiten, from Old High German spreitan, from Proto-Germanic *spraidijaną. Cognate with German spreiten, Dutch spreiden, English spread, Swedish sprida.

„Maria, spreit dy guldi Flor
Jetz gnädig über üsers Hus!“

‘Maria, spread these golden flowers
generously now around our house!’


schlaaffe

schlaaffe (third-person singular simple present schlaafft, past participle gschlaaffe, past subjunctive schlieff, auxiliary haa)

schlaafft (present singular third-person)
gschlaaffe (participle past)
schlieff (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German slāfen, from Old High German slāfan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną. Cognate with German schlafen, Dutch slapen, English sleep.

‘Alas, my good aunt Peggy, toothache and homesickness do not sleep.’


Floor

From Middle High German vlōr, from Latin flōs. Cognate with German Flor.

‘Maria, spread these golden flowers generously now around our house!’


Schnägg

Schnägg m (plural Schnägge, diminutive Schnäggli)

Schnägge (plural)
Schnäggli (diminutive)

From Middle High German snegge, from Old High German sneggo, from Proto-Germanic *sneggô. Cognate with Plautdietsch Schnigj, English snig.


Pfane

Pfane f (plural Pfane, diminutive Pfändli)

From Middle High German pfanne, from Old High German phanna, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ, from Late Latin panna, from Latin patina (“bowl, platter”). Cognate with German Pfanne, Dutch pan, English pan, Icelandic panna.


Schwaab

Schwaab m (plural Schwaabe, diminutive Schwööbli)

Schwaabe (plural)
Schwööbli (diminutive)


zuelose

zuelose (third-person singular simple present loset zue, past participle zuegloset, auxiliary haa)

loset zue (present singular third-person)
zuegloset (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)


bröötle

bröötle (third-person singular simple present bröötlet, past participle pröötlet, auxiliary haa)

bröötlet (present singular third-person)
pröötlet (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)


brüele

brüele (third-person singular simple present brüelet, past participle prüelet, auxiliary haa)

brüelet (present singular third-person)
prüelet (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German brüelen, ultimately imitative. Cognate with German brüllen. Other languages that share the same verb and also use it for "to cry" are Hunsrik brille and Central Franconian brille.


Zältli

Zälte + -li. Zälte is from Middle High German zelte, from Old High German zelto (“flat cake”), whence German Zelten.


Gspaane

Gspaane m (plural Gspaane, diminutive Gspäändli)

From Middle High German gespan (“companion, partner”), probably related to spannen (“to stretch, tighten”), from Old High German spannan, from Proto-Germanic *spannaną. Cognate with archaic German Gespan (“assistant, helper, partner”).


Gspuusi

From g- + early Italian sposa. Cognate with German Gspusi (“romantic relationship; lover”).

Derwüle dr Maa d «Frybùrgera» dǜrpletteret ù drin ùmma gschnauset het, het ds Gspuusi bim Gschǜǜrabwäsche ù bim ds Gschüür i Chachùbouch yyruume — z heller Stǜmm ds Liedli gsùnge […]

1989, Alfons Jungo, Mys Rollimoos, mys Seiselann, page 20:


Gooli

2010, Pedro Lenz, (title)


aatäigge

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aatäigge (third-person singular simple present täigget aa, past participle aatäigget, auxiliary haa)

täigget aa (present singular third-person)
aatäigget (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

aa- + Täig (“dough”) + -e. Compare German anteigen.

to launch, get underway; to do, undertake


Bruut

Bruut f (plural Brüüt, diminutive Brüütli)

From Old High German brūt, from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz. Cognate with German Braut, Dutch bruid, English bride, Icelandic brúður.


Brüeder

Brüeder m (plural Brüeder or Brüedere, diminutive Brüederli)

Brüeder (plural)
Brüedere (plural)
Brüederli (diminutive)

From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Cognate with German Bruder, Dutch broer, broeder, English brother, West Frisian broer, Icelandic bróðir.

Coordinate term: Schwöschter


nöi

nöi (comparative nöier, superlative nöischt)

nöier (comparative)
nöischt (superlative)
nöii (accusative masculine nominative weak)
nöii (accusative feminine nominative weak)
nöii (accusative neuter nominative weak)
nöie (accusative nominative plural weak)
nöie (dative masculine weak)
nöie (dative feminine weak)
nöie (dative neuter weak)
nöie (dative plural weak)
nöie (accusative masculine nominative strong)
nöii (accusative feminine nominative strong)
nöis (accusative neuter nominative strong)
nöii (accusative nominative plural strong)
nöie (dative masculine strong)
nöie (dative feminine strong)
nöie (dative neuter strong)
nöie (dative plural strong)

From Old High German niuwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz. Compare German neu, Dutch Low Saxon nij, Dutch nieuw, Saterland Frisian näi, English new, Icelandic nýr, Swedish ny, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis).


Haselmuus

Haselmuus f (plural Haselmüüs, diminutive Haselmüüsli)

Haselmüüs (plural)
Haselmüüsli (diminutive)

Im Gstüüd schloft's wien ä Haselmus.

She sleeps in the woods like a dormouse.


druus

From Middle High German darūz, from Old High German darūz, daraūz (“out of that; out of there”). Cognate with German daraus (colloquial draus). Compare English thereout.

Si suecht und suecht i Stall und Hus –
Das Vögeli ist uf und drus.

She searches and searches in stable and house – the little bird is up and gone.


uusriibe

uusriibe (third-person singular simple present riibt uus, past participle uusgribe, auxiliary haa)

riibt uus (present singular third-person)
uusgribe (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

Im Gstüüd schloft's wien ä Haselmus.
Jetz rybt’s die bloe Äugli us…

She's sleeping in the woods like a dormouse. Now she rubs her little blue eyes…


miinetwäge

I säge's scho der Mueter.
Minetwäge.

as far as I'm concerned
as far as I'm concerned

as far as I'm concerned; if you like, fair enough


umestaa

umestaa (third-person singular simple present staat ume, past participle umegstande, auxiliary haa)

staat ume (present singular third-person)
umegstande (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German umbestēn, from Old High German umbistēn, from umbi- + stēn. Equivalent to ume- + staa. Cognate with German umstehen.

Was hesch du do inne ume z'schtoh?

What are you standing around in here for?


uuftue

uuftue (third-person singular simple present tuet uuf, past participle uuftaa, auxiliary haa)

tuet uuf (present singular third-person)
uuftaa (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

Was meint er eigetlich […]? Mi dörfi nit's Mul uftue?

What did he mean earlier? That you shouldn't open your mouth?

(of the weather) to clear up, brighten up


metzge

metzge (third-person singular simple present metzget, past participle gmetzget, auxiliary haa)

metzget (present singular third-person)
gmetzget (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From late Middle High German metzgen, metzigen, from metzjer, metzjære (“butcher”). Cognate with German metzgen. Equivalent to Metzg + -e.

Uh, wie n'er brület! Wie n'en Ochs, we me ne wot metzge.

Ugh, how he bellows! Like an ox that's about to be slaughtered.


triibe

triibe (third-person singular simple present triibt, past participle tribe, auxiliary haa)

triibt (present singular third-person)
tribe (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German trīben, from Old High German trīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”). Cognate with German treiben, Dutch drijven, English drive, Icelandic drífa.

Er tribts aber au z'weit.


aagaa

aagaa (third-person singular simple present gaat aa, past participle aaggange, auxiliary haa)

gaat aa (present singular third-person)
aaggange (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From aa- + gaa. Compare German angehen, Dutch aangaan.

Überhaupt, was geiht das di a?

(transitive) to concern, to have to do with


chlaage

chlaage (third-person singular simple present chlaagt, past participle gchlagt, auxiliary haa)

chlaagt (present singular third-person)
gchlagt (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German klagen, from Old High German klagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *klagōn (“to lament, complain”). Cognate with German klagen.

inh

Schäm di, immer z’chlage.


gnueg

From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, gunuoc, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with German genug, Dutch genoeg, English enough, Icelandic nógur.


allwääg

I ha allwäg nüt anders z'mache, als nume uf dini Chlage z'lose.

I never do anything but listen to your complaints.


Gable

From Middle High German gabele, from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu.


kän

kän (accusative masculine nominative)
kä (accusative feminine nominative)
käs (accusative neuter nominative)
käni (accusative nominative plural)
käm (dative masculine)
känere (dative feminine)
käm (dative neuter)
käni (dative plural)

From Middle High German kein, from a merger of Middle High German dechein, dehein (“someone; anyone”) (from Old High German dehein) and Middle High German nechein, nehein (“not any”) (from Old High German nihein). Cognate with German kein.

Hesch keni Ohre? Hesch kes Mul meh?

Have you got no ears? Have you got no mouth any more?


Lööl

Löt doch dä Löl lo si, dä Mehbesser.

(derogatory, sometimes humorous) fool, simpleton


aaööde

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aaööde (third-person singular simple present aaöödet, past participle aagöödet, auxiliary haa)

aaöödet (present singular third-person)
aagöödet (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From aa- + ööd + -e. Compare German anöden.

Sie düe mi doch nume amärdiere und aöde.


ufeluege

ufeluege (third-person singular simple present lueget ufe, past participle ufeglueget, auxiliary haa)

lueget ufe (present singular third-person)
ufeglueget (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

Hock a Bode, Fritz, und lueg i Himmel ufe, du Tröchni!

Sit on the bench, Fritz, and stare at the sky, you bore!


Tröchni

From Middle High German trückene, *trückeni, from Old High German truccheni, from truccan (“dry”). Cognate with German Tröckne.

Sit on the ground, Fritz, and stare up at the sky, you bore!


Müe

From Middle High German müe, müeje, from Old High German muohī. Cognate with German Mühe, Luxembourgish Méi.

Wenn si's doch so guet ohni mi chönne mache, was gäbe sie sich de Müeh, mi mitz'ha?

If they can do so well without me, why do they make such an effort to have me with them?


umespringe

umespringe (third-person singular simple present springt ume, past participle umegsprunge, auxiliary haa)

springt ume (present singular third-person)
umegsprunge (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From ume- + springe. Compare German umspringen.

Würdisch nit doch lieber mit den andere go umeschpringe?

But wouldn't you rather go and run around with the others?


fater

From Middle High German vatter, vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with German Vater, Dutch vader, Plautdietsch Voda, West Frisian faar, English father, Icelandic faðir, Swedish far.


gwüss

Warum sött e Mueter nit nätt und lieb si? Dini isch's doch gwüß au.

Why would a mother not be nice and kind? Yours is as well, surely.


uushalte

uushalte (third-person singular simple present haltet uus, past participle uusghalte, auxiliary haa)

haltet uus (present singular third-person)
uusghalte (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From uus- + halte. Compare German aushalten, English hold out.

Chöntsch du's ushalte, wenn di Muetter di nit gärn hätt?

Could you stand it if your mother didn't like you?


èèrnscht

Transferred from the noun Èèrnscht (“seriousness”) after the Middle High German period. Ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz. Cognate with German ernst, English earnest.

Das wird nit so ärnscht si.


iigsee

iigsee (third-person singular simple present gseet ii, past participle iigsee, auxiliary haa)

gseet ii (present singular third-person)
iigsee (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

Vilicht gseh si de i, daß i au no öppis wärt bi.

Maybe then they'll see that I'm still worth something.


versprütze

versprütze (third-person singular simple present versprützt, past participle versprützt, auxiliary haa)

versprützt (present singular third-person)
versprützt (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

ver- + sprütze. Compare German verspritzen.

I mues scho zum vorus fasch verschprütze vor Lache.

I'm almost bursting with laughter already.


Ängländer

Ängland + -er. Compare German Engländer, Saterland Frisian Änglounder, English Englander, Danish englænder.

So! Jetzt will i wie'n e itle Ängländer ids nächschte Wäldli.

So! Now I want to go into the next little forest like a conceited Englishman.


ii-

Forming compound words indicating physical or metaphorical motion into or inwards.


Fäscht

Fäscht n (plural Fäscht, diminutive Fäschtli)

From Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum. Cognate with German Fest, English feast, French fête, Italian festa.


liisli

Related to German leise (“queit, soft”).

…isch das—do pläret öpper, aber ganz lisli.

Is that—there's someone crying, but really softly.


aatue

aatue (third-person singular simple present aatuet, past participle aataa, auxiliary haa)

aatuet (present singular third-person)
aataa (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

I ha der großes, großes Unrächt ato.

I have done you a great, great injustice.


Chääsmässer

Chääs (“cheese”) + Mässer (“knife”). Compare German Käsemesser.


aaträffe

aaträffe (third-person singular simple present träfft aa, past participle aatroffe, auxiliary haa)

träfft aa (present singular third-person)
aatroffe (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

S'isch wohr, du hesch mi atroffe, wo n'i am Bode gläge bi.

That's true, you found me lying on the floor.


hübscheli

I gange hübscheli ine und luege, was sie mache.

I'll go in carefully and see what they're doing.


schwiizerisch

/ˈʃʋit͡sərɪʃ/

Er isch schwiizerisch


Liachtaschta

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)


Vadoz

Vaduz (a town and municipality, the capital city of Liechtenstein)


Schwiizertüütsch

/ˈʃʋiːt͡sərˌtyːt͡ʃ/

Ich cha uf Schwiizertüütsch schnure.

I räde Schwiizertüütsch.


liachtaschtänerisch

Ich bi liachtaschtänerisch.


Schwiiz

From Old High German Suittes (attested 972), perhaps from the verb suedan (“to burn”), referring to a spot cleared by slash-and-burn, from Proto-Germanic *swīþaną; compare Old Norse svíða (“to burn, singe”). See German Schwyz for more.

D'Schwiiz isch en Staat in Mittelöiropa.

Switzerland is a country in Central Europe.

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Eschtrych

From Middle High German Osteriche, from Old High German Ostarrîchi, from *ōst (“east”) + rīhhi (“kingdom”). Cognate with German Österreich.

Eschtrych isch e mittelöiropäische Binnestaat mit rund 8,5 millionen Yywohner.

Austria is a Central European landlocked country with around 8,5 million people.


Schaa

Schaa isch d grööscht Gmänd vo Liachtaschtä.
Schaan is the largest municipality in Liechtenstein.

Schaan (the largest municipality in Liechtenstein)


Bärn

Uncertain. Folk etymology connected it to Bär(in) (“bear”), but a Celtic origin is more likely, such as a connection to Verona or Proto-Celtic *berna (“cleft”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to carve out, cut”). More at Bern.

der

Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)


Siite

From Middle High German sīte, from Old High German sīta, from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ. Cognate with German Seite, Dutch zijde, English side, Swedish síða.


bruuche

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bruuche (third-person singular simple present bruucht, past participle pruucht, auxiliary haa)

bruucht (present singular third-person)
pruucht (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Old High German brūhhan, from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną (“to make use of, employ, use, consume”). Cognate with German brauchen, Dutch bruiken, English brook.

inh

1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

So, the type of people we could use, would you say?

Si würded also säge, Lüt, wo mer bruche chönd.


verlaa

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verlaa (third-person singular simple present verlaat, past participle verlaa, auxiliary haa)

verlaat (present singular third-person)
verlaa (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German verlāʒen, from Old High German farlāʒan, from Proto-Germanic *fralētaną. Equivalent to ver- + laa. Cognate with German verlassen, Dutch verlaten, English forlet.

Just that Dr Starke may perhaps leave us.

Nume wird üs de Her Dokchter Starke vilicht verlaa.


Nägeli

From Middle High German negelīn. By surface analysis, Nagel + li. Compare German Nägelein (archaic), German Nägelchen, German Nelke.

Give me a couple of these carnations here, okay.


Biiwacht

→ French: bivouac (see there for further descendants)

From bii- + Wacht. Cognate with obsolete German Beiwacht.

reinforcements for a guard, city watch, etc.


Sock

Sock m (plural Socke or Sockä or Socka, diminutive Söckli)

Socke (plural)
Sockä (plural)
Socka (plural)
Söckli (diminutive)

From Middle High German soc, from Old High German soc, from Proto-West Germanic *sokk, from Proto-Germanic *sukkaz. Compare German Socke.


cheme

From Old High German kweman, chuman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną. Cognate with German kommen, Dutch komen, English come, Icelandic koma, Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (qiman).


urig

Adjectival formation from ur (adverb) + -ig. Suggested as the etymology of the toponym Uri (which in folk etymology is derived from Ur (“aurochs”)). Suggested by Wood as cognate with Latin auster (“south wind”), Old High German ustar (“greedy, voracious”) (PIE root *h₂ews-).

cog

wild, tempestuous, raging (of the weather)


Gaas

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Gaas f (genitive singular Gases, plural Gëes, genitive plural Gësens)

Gases (genitive singular)
Gëes (plural)
Gësens (genitive plural)

From Old Bernian gas, gans, from Old High German gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. Cognate with German Gans, Dutch gans, English goose, Icelandic gæs.


Muur

From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, borrowed from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey-. Cognate with German Mauer, Dutch muur, English mure, Faroese múrur, also French mur, Portuguese muro, Italian muro, Romanian mur.

etymon

wall (especially when stone or otherwise solid and exterior)


määr

From Middle High German mære (“renowned, well-known, marvelous”), from Old High German mārī, from Proto-West Germanic *mārī, from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz. Related to Alemannic German Määrli, German Märchen.

inh

Das tuen-i määr.


Sood

From Middle High German sōt, from Old High German *soud, *sōd, from Proto-Germanic *sauþaz (“well, pit”). Cognate with German Low German Sood, English seath, Norwegian saud, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (sauþs).


spaat

From Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-Germanic *spēdiz. Cognate with German spät, Low German späd, archaic Dutch spade.


Fasnacht

From Middle High German vastnaht, equivalent to fas + Nacht. Cognate with German Fastnacht.

carnival (festival held just before the beginning of Lent)


Chäschtli

From Chaschte + -li. Compare German Kästlein, Yiddish קעסטל (kestl), קעסטעלע (kestele).


Brüggli

«Frigg, chunsch au a d Landsgmei?» rüeft der Balz uf em Brüggli vum Büehlhuus.

1966, Georg Thürer, “Im Landsgmei-Ring”, in Rund umme Blattetisch, page 12:

‘Frigg, will you be coming to the Landsgemeinde too?’ Balz called from the steps of the Bühlhaus.


Pschäid

Back-formation from pschäide (“to inform, respond”), from Middle High German bescheiden. Cognate with German Bescheid.


Züripieter

From Züripiet + -er, from Züri (“Zurich”) + Piet (“area (around a city)”). Compare German Zürichbieter.

compound

Zuricher (someone from the canton of Zurich)


müüslistile

From Müüsli + stile. Compare German mäuschenstill, Dutch muisstil.

Müüselistille isch es gsy, wo der Landamme uf d Büni ufe-n-isch.

1966, Georg Thürer, “Im Landsgmei-Ring”, in Rund umme Blattetisch, page 13:

It was as quiet as a mouse when the Landammann came out on the stage.


abnää

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abnää (third-person singular simple present nint ab, past participle abgnaa, auxiliary haa)

nint ab (present singular third-person)
abgnaa (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Old High German abaneman, from Proto-Germanic *abanemaną. Equivalent to ab- + nää. Cognate with German abnehmen, Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (afniman).

Der Landamme, e große Maa mit schneewyße Haare, hät der Eid au vu allne Landlüüte abgnuh.

1966, Georg Thürer, ‘Im Landsgmei-Ring’, Rund umme Blattetisch, page 14:

The Landammann, a large man with snow-white hair, administered the oath of all the people of the region.


usechoo

usechoo (third-person singular simple present chunt use, past participle usechoo, past subjunctive usecheem, auxiliary sii)

chunt use (present singular third-person)
usechoo (participle past)
usecheem (past subjunctive)
sii (auxiliary)

From Middle High German ūȥkomen, from Old High German ūȥqueman, from ūȥ (“out”) + queman (“to come”). Cognate with German auskommen, Luxembourgish auskommen; compare Low German utkamen, Dutch uitkomen, English come out, Swedish utkomma, Danish udkomme.


lösch

From Middle High German and Old High German los (“loose”).


Bone

From Middle High German bone, from Old High German bōna, from Proto-Germanic *baunō. Cognate with German Bohne, Dutch boon, English bean, Icelandic baun.


Haase

From Old High German haso, from Proto-Germanic *hasô. Cognate with German Hase, Dutch haas, English hare, Swedish hare.


Fogel

From Old High German fogal, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. Cognate with German Vogel, Dutch vogel, English fowl, Icelandic fugl.


Leiker

Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle High German leichen (“to hop”). Compare Welsh llo (“calf”).


Schoon

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī; see also English sheen.

(Uri) brightening, especially of the sky


Bitz

From Old High German biz, from Proto-Germanic *bitiz. Cognate with German Biss, Dutch beet, English bit.


Seigel

From Middle High German seigel, from Old High German *seigal, from Proto-West Germanic *saigul (“club, stick”); cognate with Middle English sowel (“staff, stake”).


resch

From Middle High German resch, roesch (“lively, fast, nimble, cheerful, active”). Cognate with German resch (“crisp, tart, lively, direct”).


deet

Heimat isch dört, wo mi Wohnwage steit, het d Lydia gseit.

2017, Achim Parterre, “Wohnwage”, in Härzschmärz, page 28:

‘Home is where my caravan is,’ Lydia said.


Sou

From Middle High German sū, from Old High German sū, from Proto-Germanic *sūz (“sow”). Cognate with German Sau, Icelandic sýr, Swedish so.


verzele

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verzele (third-person singular simple present verzelt, past participle verzelt, auxiliary haa)

verzelt (present singular third-person)
verzelt (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German verzeln. Equivalent to ver- + zele. Cognate with German verzählen.

1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)


Prueff

From Middle High German beruof, from Middle High German berufen, berüefen, beruofen (“to summon, proclaim, describe”). Equivalent to be- + Rueff. Cognate with German Beruf.

1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maeker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

I'm nothing yet at all. I'm nothing yet in my profession, I'm not yet married.

Ich bi so no nüt. Ich bi no nüt im Bruef, ich bi net ghürate.


tüütsch

tüütschi (accusative masculine nominative weak)
tüütschi (accusative feminine nominative weak)
tüütschi (accusative neuter nominative weak)
tüütsche (accusative nominative plural weak)
tüütsche (dative masculine weak)
tüütsche (dative feminine weak)
tüütsche (dative neuter weak)
tüütsche (dative plural weak)
tüütsche (accusative masculine nominative strong)
tüütschi (accusative feminine nominative strong)
tüütschs (accusative neuter nominative strong)
tüütschi (accusative nominative plural strong)
tüütsche (dative masculine strong)
tüütsche (dative feminine strong)
tüütsche (dative neuter strong)
tüütsche (dative plural strong)

From Middle High German diut(i)sch, tiu(t)sch, from Old High German diutisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz. Cognate with German deutsch, Dutch Diets, German Low German dütsch, West Frisian Tjutsk, Middle English thedisch, Icelandic þýskur, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (þiudisks).

German women aren't supposed to be such bad drivers. I read that recently.

Dütschi Fraue söllid gar nöd so schlächt Auto fare. Hani grad chürzlich gläse.


Jerk

Ultimately from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).

(Uri) a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English George


Reister

From Swiss Middle High German reisten (“to spray”).


lupfe

lupfe (third-person singular simple present lupft, past participle glupft, auxiliary haa)

lupft (present singular third-person)
glupft (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)


lüpfe

lüpfe (third-person singular simple present lüpft, past participle glüpft, auxiliary haa)

lüpft (present singular third-person)
glüpft (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German lüpfen. Further origin unknown. Cognate with German lüpfen.

Der eint lüpft d Hand und lost mit offnem Muul.

2009, Andreas Neeser, No alles gliich wie morn, page 20:

One of them raises his hand and listens, open-mouthed.


Aff

From Old High German affo, from Proto-Germanic *apô. Cognate with German Affe, Dutch aap, English ape, Swedish apa.


Naame

From Old High German namo, from Proto-Germanic *namô. Cognate with German Name, Dutch naam, English name, Icelandic nafn.


graase

graase (third-person singular simple present graast, past participle graast, auxiliary haa)

graast (present singular third-person)
graast (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German grasen. Cognate with German grasen.


Graas

Graas n (plural Grääser, diminutive Grääsli)

From Middle High German gras. Cognate with German Gras.


gege

Inherited from Middle High German gegen. Cognate with German gegen.

Mir hän gege si gspielt.


gege

I chume so gege di Sibni.

towards, at around, at about (temporally)


Wagge

Borrowed from Italian vacca (“cow”), from Latin vacca.


Leew

From Old High German lēwo, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Cognate with German Leu, Luxembourgish Léiw, Dutch leeuw.


Mueterspraach

Mueter + Spraach. Compare German Muttersprache.

Die Sprach, win ig sa schrybe, ischt rächt iigetlig my Muetersprach.

The language as I write it is, in fact, properly my mother tongue.


Oor

From Middle High German ore, from Old High German ōra, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from Proto-Germanic *ausô. Cognate with German Ohr, Dutch oor, English ear, Swedish öra.


Siech

From siech (“sick”, adjective), from Middle High German siech, whence German siech (“sick”).

Die sind ganz krassi Sieche.

These (guys here) are very badass chaps.


Fummel

(Uri) A shoemaking tool that is used to smooth the edges of the sole of a shoe.


fròntag

also

(days of the week) tag der wòchò; méntag, tschischtag, méttwòchò, fròntag, frittag, samstag, sònntag – Gressoney dialect


titsch

From Middle High German diut(i)sch, tiu(t)sch, from Old High German diutisk (“of or pertaining to the Germanic people”). Cognate with German Deutsch.


jòng

From Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.


chesch

From Old High German chāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus.


räge

From Middle High German regen, from Old High German regan, from Proto-Germanic *regną.


attò

From Middle High German atte, from Old High German atto. Cognate with Dutch ette, West Frisian heit, Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta), also Latin atta.


bròt

From Old High German brōt, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Cognate with German Brot, Dutch brood, English bread, Icelandic brauð.


wénn

From Middle High German and Old High German wint.
Cognate with German Wind, Dutch wind, English wind, Icelandic vindur, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds).


mélch

From Old High German miluh, from Proto-Germanic *meluks. Cognate with German Milch, Dutch melk, English milk, Swedish mjölk, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 (miluks).


noame

From Old High German namo, from Proto-Germanic *namô. Cognate with German Name, Dutch naam, English name, Icelandic nafn.


manòd

From Old High German māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Compare German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).


techter

From Middle High German tohter, from Old High German tohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr. Cognate with German Tochter, Dutch dochter, English daughter, Icelandic dóttir.

(Gressoney, Carcoforo, Formazza) daughter


brueder

From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Cognate with German Bruder, Dutch broer, broeder, English brother, West Frisian broer, Icelandic bróðir.


bueb

From Middle High German buobe (“knave”), from Old High German Buobo, a male given name from *buobo, from Proto-West Germanic *babō, from Proto-Germanic *bō-, a stem meaning "father, brother, close male relation".
Cognate with German Bube (“(naughty) boy”), Dutch boef (“rascal, thief”), Saterland Frisian Baabe (“father, dad”), English babe (“baby”) and boy (“knave, boy”), Icelandic bófi (“bandit”).


allz

From Middle High German alles, allez, from Old High German allez, allaz, neuter form of al, all (“all”). Cognate with German alles; compare Dutch alles, West Frisian alles, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 (allata).


sònnò

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ. Cognate with German Sonne, Dutch zon, English sun, Icelandic sunna.


méttwòchò

From Middle High German mit(te)woche, from late Old High German mittawehha, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas (“middle of the week”). Equivalent to métt + wòchò. Cognate with German Mittwoch; compare English midweek, German Low German Middeweek.


bés z'néschta

bés (“until”) + z (“the”) + néschta (“next”).

compound

(Gressoney) goodbye, see you later, until next time


chatzò

From Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.


tschischtag

From Middle High German zīestac, zīstac, from Old High German zīostag, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag (“Tuesday”, literally “day of Tiw”), a calque of Latin dīes Martis (literally “day of Mars”). Cognate with German Ziestag, West Frisian tiisdei, English Tuesday, Faroese týsdagur, Swedish tisdag.


méntag

From Swiss Old High German mānintag, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (literally “day of the moon”), a calque of Latin diēs Lūnae. Cognate with Dutch maandag, English Monday, German Montag, Icelandic mánudagur, Swedish måndag.


frittag

From Middle High German vrītac, from Old High German frīatag, from Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag (literally “Day of Frigg”), a calque of Latin dīes Veneris (“Friday”, literally “day of Venus”).
Cognate with German Freitag, Dutch vrijdag, West Frisian freed, English Friday.

der

also

(days of the week) tag der wucha; mäntag, zischtag, méttwucha, dontschtag, frittag, samstag, sunntag – Formazza dialect


herbscht

From Old High German herbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz. Cognate with German Herbst, Dutch herfst, English harvest, Swedish höst.

Carcoforo: ustogFormazza: langséGressoney: ustagIssime: oustagaRimella: üstàg


spélò

From Old High German spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn.


vruantag

also

(days of the week) tag der wuchu; miantag, zéischtag, mittuchu, vruantag, vréitag, samstag, sunnatag – Issime dialect


wéin

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn.


unz widergsien

Literally “until we meet again”. Compare German auf Wiedersehen.


guten tag

(Issime) good day, hello, good afternoon


töitsch

From Middle High German diut(i)sch, tiu(t)sch, from Old High German diutisk (“of or pertaining to the Germanic people”). Cognate with German Deutsch.


hònn

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur.


chiesch

From Old High German chāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus.


schméd

From Old High German smid, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Cognate with German Schmied, Dutch smid, English smith.


wòrt

From Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą. Cognate with German Wort, Dutch woord, English word, Icelandic orð.


génh

From Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, healthy; all, complete”).


wol vergelzgott

Literally: “May God requite it well”. Compare German vergelt's Gott.


wéllkòmm

From Middle High German willekomen, from Old High German willechomen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakumô (“welcome!”). Cognate to German willkommen, English welcome.


schul

From Old High German scuola, from Latin schola.


trüffulu

From Old French trufle, a variant of trufe, itself borrowed from Old Occitan trufa, from Vulgar Latin *tufera, from Latin tūber.


schloafe

From Middle High German slāfen, from Old High German slāfan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną. Cognate with German schlafen, Dutch slapen, English sleep.


woare

From Middle High German warm, from Old High German warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz. Cognate with German warm, Dutch warm, English warm, Icelandic varmur.


oalt

From Old High German alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, Dutch oud, English old.


ròt

From Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-Germanic *raudaz. Cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, English red, West Frisian read, Danish rød.


sòmmer

From Old High German sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Cognate with German Sommer, English summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, Icelandic sumar.


fòcks

From Old High German fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with German Fuchs, Dutch vos, English fox, also Sanskrit पुच्छ (puccha, “tail”), Tocharian B päkā (“tail, chowry”).


spillun

From Middle High German spilen, from Old High German spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn.


choalt

From Old High German kalt, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz. Cognate with German kalt, Dutch koud, English cold, Icelandic kaldur, Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃 (kalds).


junhs

From Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.


bruat

From Old High German brōt, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Cognate with German Brot, Dutch brood, English bread, Icelandic brauð.


séege

From Old High German sagēn, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-. Cognate with German sagen, Dutch zeggen, English say, Swedish säga.